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The 30 year old client with asthma is brought into the emergency department by a friend because of difficulty breathing throughout the day and is now confused. The client's ABGs are: pH 7.19, PaO2 46, PaCO2 88, HCO3 25. The nurse would anticipate that the client's immediate treatment will be directed at. a. increasing O2 via nasal cannula to maintain pulse oximetry saturation greater than 94% b. Starting IV with Solu-Medrol c. Intubation and mechanical ventilation d. Administration of STAT bronchodilator via handheld nubulizer {Ans: c. Intubation and mechanical ventilation}A patient has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) results: pH 7.32, PaO2 88 mm Hg, PaCO2 37 mm Hg, and HCO3 16 mEq/L. The nurse interprets these results as a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis. {Ans: ANS: A The pH and HCO3 indicate that the patient has a metabolic acidosis. The ABGs are inconsistent with the other responses.}A nurse reviews the arterial blood gas results of a client and notes the following: pH 7.45, PCO2 of 30 mm Hg, and HCO3 of 22 mEq/L. The nurse analyzes these results as indicating which condition? a. Metabolic acidosis, compensated b. Respiratory alkalosis, compensated c.